Wind Egg

Wind Egg is a locality in Bishopdale, Richmondshire District, England. Wind Egg is situated nearby to the locality Walden Head, as well as near Brownhaw Holes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Buckden Pike and Buckden Pike memorial.

Buckden Pike

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Chris Heaton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buckden Pike is a fell at the head of Wharfedale, a valley in the Yorkshire Dales, that stands above the village of Buckden, England. At 702 metres, it narrowly misses out on being the highest peak in the area, the title instead going to nearby Great Whernside. Buckden Pike is situated 2 miles southwest of Wind Egg.

Buckden Pike memorial

Memorial

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Buckden Pike memorial is situated 2 miles southwest of Wind Egg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walden Head and Cray.

Walden Head

Locality

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Walden Head is a hamlet in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire. It lies 5 miles of Aysgarth and to the north is a similar village Walden. The village lies in the civil parish of Burton-cum-Walden.

Cray

Hamlet

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Cray is a hamlet on the B6160 road on a steep hill above Wharfedale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England. It is near Buckden and the River Wharfe. Cray is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wind Egg.

Woodale

Hamlet

Woodale is a hamlet in Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales in England. It lies in the civil parish of Carlton Highdale in the county of North Yorkshire. The River Cover flows nearby. Woodale is situated 3 miles east of Wind Egg.

Wind Egg

Type: Locality
Location: Bishopdale, Richmondshire District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.22495° or 54° 13′ 30″ north

Longitude

-2.0339° or 2° 2′ 2″ west

Open location code

9C6V6XF8+XC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 534166725

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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